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Mr. Gordon Melbourne Nixon, also known as Gord, C.M., O.Ont. served as Chief Executive Officer and President of RBC Financial Group, the holding company of RBC Wealth Management, Inc. at JBH and Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company. Mr. Nixon served as the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Bank of Canada from August 1, 2001 to August 1, 2014. He served as the President of Royal Bank of Canada from April 1, 2001 to February 26, 2014. He served as the Chief Executive ... Officer for RBC Dominion Securities Inc. from December 1999 to April 2001. Mr. Nixon served as Vice President of Newmont Mining Corp. Prior to December 1999 served as a Head of Corporate and Investment Banking of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and prior to May 1998 served as Head, Investment Banking of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. He serves as the Chairman EnCana Corporation. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of MaRS Discovery District and The Canadian Council of Chief Executives. He serves as a Director at George Weston Limited. He served as the Chairman of the United Way of Greater Toronto Campaign. He serves as a Member of Canadian Advisory Board at Catalyst Inc. He has been a Director of BCE Inc. since November 2014. He has been a Director of Bell Canada, Inc. since November 4, 2014. He serves as a Director of the Institute of International Finance and Governor of Branksome Hall. He served as a Director of Royal Bank of Canada since April 1, 2001 until August 1, 2014. He served as a Director of RBC Financial Group of Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company since 2001. He served as a Trustee of The Hospital for Sick Children, Inc. Mr. Nixon also chairs the Queen's University Capital Campaign, and in 2012 chaired the Ontario Premier's Jobs and Prosperity Council. He is also a member of the Canadian Council of the Chief Executives and serves as co-chair of that Council's committee on national policy. Mr. Nixon has been awarded the Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario and the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. He is a recipient of Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year Award and the Canadian Business Leader Award, is included in Barron's list of the World's Best CEOs, and is an Honouree of the Public Policy Forum. Mr. Nixon holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Queen's University and Honorary Doctorate in Law from Queen's University and Dalhousie University.

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